Andrew Tate’s Online University Hacked – 800,000 Users Exposed

Andrew Tate, the polarizing internet personality and self-proclaimed life coach, has built a devoted following through his online platform, The Real World. Formerly known as Hustler’s University, the subscription-based service promises entrepreneurial wisdom and a path to riches aimed mainly at young men seeking financial independence. Yet in a recent twist, the platform suffered a major cyber attack that exposed sensitive data of nearly 800,000 users.

Who Hacked Andrew Tate’s Online University?

The breach was carried out by a group of Anonymous hacktivists, individuals who exploit cyberattacks as a means of protest, as reported by Daily dot. These hackers claimed ideological motives and positioned themselves against what they saw as the harmful narratives perpetuated by Tate and his platform.

They described their actions as a form of digital activism and argued that The Real World promoted toxic masculinity and exploitative ideologies. In addition to their criticism of the platform’s content, they were particularly scathing about its technical vulnerabilities, which they derided as “hilariously insecure.”

Their mission, they said, was twofold: to disrupt Tate’s operations and to expose the inadequate security measures protecting users’ private information. By targeting a high-profile figure like Tate, the hacktivists aimed to make a statement that resonated beyond his immediate audience.

How Hacktivists Needed Andrew Tate

According to the hackers, The Real World failed to implement basic security protocols. The breach reportedly exploited a misconfigured database, a common yet preventable flaw that allowed unauthorized access to vast amounts of user data.

In addition to the database vulnerabilities, the hackers infiltrated both public and private chat servers that hosted conversations and content shared by users. The breakup culminated in a public show of defiance during a live broadcast of Tate’s Emergency Meeting episode on the video platform Rumble. Hackers hijacked the chat room and flooded it with emojis and symbols associated with the feminist and LGBTQ+ communities.

The compromised data included nearly 800,000 usernames, over 300,000 email addresses and messages exchanged across hundreds of servers. The entire data has been published by the transparency non-profit Distributed denial of secretswhich states on its website that “the logs are taken from the platform’s 221 public and 395 private chat servers, which are spread over a dozen ‘campuses.'” According to the site’s metrics, it generates approximately $5,650,000 monthly. The data also includes 324,382 unique email addresses , which appear to belong to users who were removed from the main database after they stopped paying their subscriptions.

Find out if you have been exposed to the data breach

The data from the breach of Andrew Tate’s The Real World has been added Have I been pwneda widely used service that allows individuals to check if their credentials have been exposed in a data breach. Users can visit and enter their email addresses to see if their information was part of this incident.

If your email address appears in the database, it is essential to act immediately:

• Change your passwords for all affected accounts.

• Make sure your new passwords are strong and unique.

• Enable multi-factor authentication where possible.

• Be aware of phishing emails or other suspicious activity targeting your accounts.

Andrew Tate’s The Real World has been contacted for comment but has yet to respond.